Derek Jarman 🤘🟥⬛
@derekjarman.bsky.social
(heavy) music fan, (very) amateur cricketer, EFC supporter, cook, animal-lover, cat servant, RPGer, PC gamer, pragmatist.
This is kind of amazing, really.
Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer as a health issue inside a decade.
#auspol
Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer as a health issue inside a decade.
#auspol
www.health.gov.au
December 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is kind of amazing, really.
Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer as a health issue inside a decade.
#auspol
Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer as a health issue inside a decade.
#auspol
At some point in the past someone decided that can - both drink and food - shouldn't stack neatly on top of each other.
If that person sees this, know that it was a terrible idea and I dislike you.
If that person sees this, know that it was a terrible idea and I dislike you.
December 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
At some point in the past someone decided that can - both drink and food - shouldn't stack neatly on top of each other.
If that person sees this, know that it was a terrible idea and I dislike you.
If that person sees this, know that it was a terrible idea and I dislike you.
Reposted by Derek Jarman 🤘🟥⬛
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... I hated stuff like this when the Coalition were in Government and I despise it now. It's all well and good to say it's within the rules. Change the rules. Labor use to attack the Coalition for abusing the system now they're the same. #Auspol
Anika Wells claimed more than $8,500 for family travel to Melbourne during AFL grand final weekends over three years
Exclusive: Labor’s minister for communications and sport has stood by her use of family travel expenses as within the rules
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne.... I hated stuff like this when the Coalition were in Government and I despise it now. It's all well and good to say it's within the rules. Change the rules. Labor use to attack the Coalition for abusing the system now they're the same. #Auspol
On a recent visit to Twitter, I saw that MAGA is now going crazy about how "hot" Karoline Leavitt is. Not necessarily in so many words, but posting photos and video of her in workout gear or swimwear.
Yes, you enlightened people, appearance is a key factor for a press secretary.
#sigh
Yes, you enlightened people, appearance is a key factor for a press secretary.
#sigh
December 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
On a recent visit to Twitter, I saw that MAGA is now going crazy about how "hot" Karoline Leavitt is. Not necessarily in so many words, but posting photos and video of her in workout gear or swimwear.
Yes, you enlightened people, appearance is a key factor for a press secretary.
#sigh
Yes, you enlightened people, appearance is a key factor for a press secretary.
#sigh
The only thing wrong this EP is the release date. Why the fuck would you release something this good in December?
This is driving, melodic, atmospheric black metal... written and mostly performed by one dude. It sweeps you up and drags you along.
Incredible.
#metalsky \m/ #metal
This is driving, melodic, atmospheric black metal... written and mostly performed by one dude. It sweeps you up and drags you along.
Incredible.
#metalsky \m/ #metal
Timeworn, by Atlantic
5 track album
atlantic-music.bandcamp.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Applying accountability to the perpetrators of Robodebt should have been a slam-dunk. One can only assume that hopes their own transgressions may be similarly ignored can explain the hopelessness of the "investigation" by the NACC and ALP.
@australianlabor.bsky.social, do better.
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social, do better.
#auspol
"Enough is enough". Why Brereton *has* to resign from the NACC - Michael West
NACC boss Brereton has disturbing history of giving misleading information. How much more is needed for him to resign?
michaelwest.com.au
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Applying accountability to the perpetrators of Robodebt should have been a slam-dunk. One can only assume that hopes their own transgressions may be similarly ignored can explain the hopelessness of the "investigation" by the NACC and ALP.
@australianlabor.bsky.social, do better.
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social, do better.
#auspol
I do love some groove and this southern-style rock/metal has it in spades.
The surprising part is that they're from Poland.
Very enjoyable.
#metalsky \m/ #metal
The surprising part is that they're from Poland.
Very enjoyable.
#metalsky \m/ #metal
Rays Of The Gold And Grays, by Palm Desert
8 track album
palmdesert.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Fimbul Winter (reference to a three year period without summer that presages Ragnarok), an offshoot of Amon Amarth, have put out an EP.
It is excellent and I recommend a listen. It's melodic death - but a little harsher.
#metalsky \m/ #metal
It is excellent and I recommend a listen. It's melodic death - but a little harsher.
#metalsky \m/ #metal
What Once Was, by Fimbul Winter
5 track album
fimbulwinterswe.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I wonder whether it will be the absolute original version. It's the only version I watch.
I hope so, and I hope it comes to a theatre near me.
#StarWars
I hope so, and I hope it comes to a theatre near me.
#StarWars
www.starwars.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wonder whether it will be the absolute original version. It's the only version I watch.
I hope so, and I hope it comes to a theatre near me.
#StarWars
I hope so, and I hope it comes to a theatre near me.
#StarWars
@australianlabor.bsky.social, the other lot set the bar so low you don't even feel the need to jump over it.
I know you've got a lot of mates you need to plop gently into plum positions, but everyone can see what you're doing and no-one respects it.
Be better.
#auspol
I know you've got a lot of mates you need to plop gently into plum positions, but everyone can see what you're doing and no-one respects it.
Be better.
#auspol
After 27 months of secrecy, the 'Jobs-for-Mates' report lobs. What's the scam? - Michael West
After sitting on Lynelle Briggs' No Favourites report for 27 months, the Government finally decides to release the jobs-for-mates report.
michaelwest.com.au
December 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
@australianlabor.bsky.social, the other lot set the bar so low you don't even feel the need to jump over it.
I know you've got a lot of mates you need to plop gently into plum positions, but everyone can see what you're doing and no-one respects it.
Be better.
#auspol
I know you've got a lot of mates you need to plop gently into plum positions, but everyone can see what you're doing and no-one respects it.
Be better.
#auspol
It's Bandcamp Friday for a few more hours.
Go show an artist some love.
Go show an artist some love.
December 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday for a few more hours.
Go show an artist some love.
Go show an artist some love.
So, FIFA (the corrupt body that "manages" soccer), has decided to create a "peace prize" and awarded it to President Trump.
Here's your challenge, satirists: come up with shit more ridiculous than that or give up.
Here's your challenge, satirists: come up with shit more ridiculous than that or give up.
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
So, FIFA (the corrupt body that "manages" soccer), has decided to create a "peace prize" and awarded it to President Trump.
Here's your challenge, satirists: come up with shit more ridiculous than that or give up.
Here's your challenge, satirists: come up with shit more ridiculous than that or give up.
I missed the notification of this being posted.
I have personally had a look at the channel referred to in this video and it's very good.
Kirsten (again) adds value to the internet.
#theinternetreviewed
I have personally had a look at the channel referred to in this video and it's very good.
Kirsten (again) adds value to the internet.
#theinternetreviewed
We are doing the internet all wrong.
The freaks of the online world get so much attention - when there are absolute gems just sitting there, quietly, waiting for us to discover their excellent content. Here’s one example -
@engwithrosie.bsky.social : youtu.be/axc-GNY4VBM?...
The freaks of the online world get so much attention - when there are absolute gems just sitting there, quietly, waiting for us to discover their excellent content. Here’s one example -
@engwithrosie.bsky.social : youtu.be/axc-GNY4VBM?...
Green Energy Info for Grown Ups: "Engineering with Rosie" REVIEWED
YouTube video by TheInternetReviewed
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I missed the notification of this being posted.
I have personally had a look at the channel referred to in this video and it's very good.
Kirsten (again) adds value to the internet.
#theinternetreviewed
I have personally had a look at the channel referred to in this video and it's very good.
Kirsten (again) adds value to the internet.
#theinternetreviewed
That's the last of the daily "for your listening pleasure" posts.
I managed to make it through the entire year without using a link to a streaming service. Initially I wanted to only use Bandcamp (or equivalent), but that was getting too hard so I relented and went with Youtube where ...
I managed to make it through the entire year without using a link to a streaming service. Initially I wanted to only use Bandcamp (or equivalent), but that was getting too hard so I relented and went with Youtube where ...
December 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
That's the last of the daily "for your listening pleasure" posts.
I managed to make it through the entire year without using a link to a streaming service. Initially I wanted to only use Bandcamp (or equivalent), but that was getting too hard so I relented and went with Youtube where ...
I managed to make it through the entire year without using a link to a streaming service. Initially I wanted to only use Bandcamp (or equivalent), but that was getting too hard so I relented and went with Youtube where ...
For your listening pleasure #366
In The Woods... - Pure
Melodic, progressive blackened doom out of Norway. These guys have been around since the early 90's (with a hiatus) under different names and with a different style.
This album was their return.
#HeavyMetal #metalsky \m/
In The Woods... - Pure
Melodic, progressive blackened doom out of Norway. These guys have been around since the early 90's (with a hiatus) under different names and with a different style.
This album was their return.
#HeavyMetal #metalsky \m/
Pure, by IN THE WOODS...
10 track album
inthewoods-no.bandcamp.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
For your listening pleasure #366
In The Woods... - Pure
Melodic, progressive blackened doom out of Norway. These guys have been around since the early 90's (with a hiatus) under different names and with a different style.
This album was their return.
#HeavyMetal #metalsky \m/
In The Woods... - Pure
Melodic, progressive blackened doom out of Norway. These guys have been around since the early 90's (with a hiatus) under different names and with a different style.
This album was their return.
#HeavyMetal #metalsky \m/
Once again, Australia let the late stages of the innings drift.... almost like they were anticipating a declaration and started bowling as if every ball was gonna get a wicket.
#TheAshes
#TheAshes
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Once again, Australia let the late stages of the innings drift.... almost like they were anticipating a declaration and started bowling as if every ball was gonna get a wicket.
#TheAshes
#TheAshes
Many bands I follow are about to start posting free advertising for Spotify with those "Wrapped" graphics.
Sorry, fellas... I didn't contribute to those numbers at all. I bought the music outright in one way or another.
#FuckStreamingServices
Sorry, fellas... I didn't contribute to those numbers at all. I bought the music outright in one way or another.
#FuckStreamingServices
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Many bands I follow are about to start posting free advertising for Spotify with those "Wrapped" graphics.
Sorry, fellas... I didn't contribute to those numbers at all. I bought the music outright in one way or another.
#FuckStreamingServices
Sorry, fellas... I didn't contribute to those numbers at all. I bought the music outright in one way or another.
#FuckStreamingServices
For your listening pleasure #365
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Ahhh, an absolute favourite. This crossover between hardcore, funk, metal, rock and madness was something I didn't get right away, but over time I came to:
1. appreciate how great it is; and
cont'd
#HeavyMetal #metalsky \m/
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Ahhh, an absolute favourite. This crossover between hardcore, funk, metal, rock and madness was something I didn't get right away, but over time I came to:
1. appreciate how great it is; and
cont'd
#HeavyMetal #metalsky \m/
The Real Thing (Deluxe Edition) - YouTube
youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For your listening pleasure #365
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Ahhh, an absolute favourite. This crossover between hardcore, funk, metal, rock and madness was something I didn't get right away, but over time I came to:
1. appreciate how great it is; and
cont'd
#HeavyMetal #metalsky \m/
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Ahhh, an absolute favourite. This crossover between hardcore, funk, metal, rock and madness was something I didn't get right away, but over time I came to:
1. appreciate how great it is; and
cont'd
#HeavyMetal #metalsky \m/
There's a section in the middle where he makes the argument for very high tax rates on high incomes and it makes excellent sense.
You'd be choosing between giving a shitload of money to the government *or* spending it on your employees (ie, the lifeblood of your business).
You'd be choosing between giving a shitload of money to the government *or* spending it on your employees (ie, the lifeblood of your business).
Greed is Destroying the World
YouTube video by Drew Gooden
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
There's a section in the middle where he makes the argument for very high tax rates on high incomes and it makes excellent sense.
You'd be choosing between giving a shitload of money to the government *or* spending it on your employees (ie, the lifeblood of your business).
You'd be choosing between giving a shitload of money to the government *or* spending it on your employees (ie, the lifeblood of your business).
Memo: Drivers.
If, at a traffic light after it goes green, the car facing you has crossed the entire intersection before you've moved: you're doing it wrong.
If, at a traffic light after it goes green, the car facing you has crossed the entire intersection before you've moved: you're doing it wrong.
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Memo: Drivers.
If, at a traffic light after it goes green, the car facing you has crossed the entire intersection before you've moved: you're doing it wrong.
If, at a traffic light after it goes green, the car facing you has crossed the entire intersection before you've moved: you're doing it wrong.
You only become a billionaire by screwing over other people.
Why Everything Sucks Now
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
You only become a billionaire by screwing over other people.
I've always enjoyed Gideon's writing about cricket. Here he is on another personal topic.
Personally, I never *got* the state library. Maybe I was trying to use it wrong, but I found it a confusing and intimidating place when I was at uni.
His point stands. SLV needs protecting and enhancing.
Personally, I never *got* the state library. Maybe I was trying to use it wrong, but I found it a confusing and intimidating place when I was at uni.
His point stands. SLV needs protecting and enhancing.
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I've always enjoyed Gideon's writing about cricket. Here he is on another personal topic.
Personally, I never *got* the state library. Maybe I was trying to use it wrong, but I found it a confusing and intimidating place when I was at uni.
His point stands. SLV needs protecting and enhancing.
Personally, I never *got* the state library. Maybe I was trying to use it wrong, but I found it a confusing and intimidating place when I was at uni.
His point stands. SLV needs protecting and enhancing.
1/3
On my morning walk while waiting for a green man I saw this guy wearing a pale yellow t-shirt with the old "Enjoy mello yello" branding emblazoned on it walking past.
It made me chuckle, so I turned to him and said "Great shirt." I had to repeat it, because (like me) he...
cont'd
#melloyello
On my morning walk while waiting for a green man I saw this guy wearing a pale yellow t-shirt with the old "Enjoy mello yello" branding emblazoned on it walking past.
It made me chuckle, so I turned to him and said "Great shirt." I had to repeat it, because (like me) he...
cont'd
#melloyello
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
1/3
On my morning walk while waiting for a green man I saw this guy wearing a pale yellow t-shirt with the old "Enjoy mello yello" branding emblazoned on it walking past.
It made me chuckle, so I turned to him and said "Great shirt." I had to repeat it, because (like me) he...
cont'd
#melloyello
On my morning walk while waiting for a green man I saw this guy wearing a pale yellow t-shirt with the old "Enjoy mello yello" branding emblazoned on it walking past.
It made me chuckle, so I turned to him and said "Great shirt." I had to repeat it, because (like me) he...
cont'd
#melloyello